Miscellaneous Thoughts

Who is the Judge?

For a long time my theory was that the person who can judge is the one who is relevant and matters. For example to judge whether I am a good son or not, the only two relevant people are my mother and father, and what they say is all that matters. Nobody else’s judgment is as relevant and hence can be discounted or even ignored.

Of late I am questioning myself about that. I remember reading a poem long time ago about “the man in the Glass”. That puts it squarely on the ‘self’ to be the judge. It is a compelling theory and now I am not sure which one is the better theory. May be both are relevant – self for the whole, and others for their respective components! Still searching…

Ps: The poem is reproduced below

When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.

For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgment upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and “chisel” a plum,
And think you’re a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the guy in the glass.

Courtesy: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2004/12/the-guy-in-the-glass/

posted by ரங்கா - Ranga @ 7:08 AM